colectomy

English

Etymology

From col- +‎ -ectomy.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛktəmi

Noun

colectomy (plural colectomies)

1. (surgery) The surgical procedure to remove all or part of the large intestine or colon.
   • 2021, Dr Philippa Kaye, Doctors Get Cancer Too, Vie Books, page 30:

     I need a partial colectomy, where part of the colon is removed.

Coordinate terms

• coloplasty
• colorectomy
• colotomy
• proctectomy
• rectectomy

Derived terms

• hemicolectomy
• proctocolectomy

Translations

surgical procedure

• Catalan: colectomia f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 結腸切除術 / 结肠切除术 (jiécháng qiēchúshù)

• Dutch: ^{(please verify)} colectomie (nl)
• Finnish: kolektomia, paksusuolen poistoleikkaus
• French: colectomie (fr) f
• German: ^{(please verify)} Kolektomie f
• Italian: colectomia (it) f
• Norwegian:

  Nynorsk: ^{(please verify)} kolektomi

• Polish: kolektomia (pl) f
• Portuguese: ^{(please verify)} colectomia f
• Spanish: colectomía f

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